L.A. Times reports Bryant is NBA's MVP

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-kobe3-2008may03,0,6268282.story
Of course, given recent history at the L.A. Times, I take this with a grain of salt.
Still, if it's true, I think it's the right call, given all the injuries the Lakers have dealt with (including to Bryant himself) this season and they still won the West.

Agree wholeheartedly. This should've been a two-man race. Bryant and Paul were, IMHO, the two best and most valuable players to their respective teams, and it wasn't even close.
Garnett had Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to lean on in crunch time, while LeBron's Cavaliers didn't win enough to merit serious consideration in my eyes.